Multiple Store Retailers Miller Hardware Co., Valdosta, Georgia Director of E-Commerce In 2011, one of Miller’s first projects was to establish an e-commerce presence for the business, and today internet sales account for 4 percent of overall revenue. After enhancing …
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2015 Young Retailer of the Year: Ryan Ringer
Multiple Store Retailers Gold Beach Lumber, Gold Beach, Oregon General Manager The first major changes Ringer made to Gold Beach Lumber resulted in sales increases of 186% over four years. After he orchestrated the opening of a second location in …
Read More »2015 Young Retailer of the Year: Matt Woods
Under $2 million in sales volume Woods Hardware, Cincinnati, Ohio Business Manager When he joined his family business full time in 2011, Woods eliminated outdated and redundant inventory and redesigned the salesfloor so it would be easier to navigate. With …
Read More »2015 Young Retailer of the Year: Sam Ransdell
Under $2 million in sales volume Burney Hardware, Aberdeen, North Carolina Manager As he helped his parents prepare for a major remodel of the family store, Ransdell took the lead in updating technology, expanding categories, creating a new look for …
Read More »NRHA Enhances Building Materials Course
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has recently released an updated version of one of its training tools: the Basic Training Course in Building Materials Retailing. The retailing course covers lumber, engineered wood products, millwork, cabinets, windows and doors, siding …
Read More »NRHA Introduces Redesigned Basic Training Course in Hardware Retailing
Remember your first day on the job? While some of you were sorting pipe fittings in the family hardware store as soon as you were old enough to walk, many of you remember the day you shook hands with the …
Read More »To Invest or Not Invest
To watch the video, click here. Jesse Carleton of Hardware Retailing magazine discusses important questions to ask yourself when investing in your company.
Read More »THE CLOCK IS TICKING: Make Changes in Plumbing, Electrical Categories Now
The new lead-free plumbing law, the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs: Recently, there have been big changes to the plumbing and electrical categories. Is your store ready? Parts of the light bulb phase out have already begun but additional deadlines …
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